>>4923817
Nature is Metal

https://youtu.be/xSAQKU1MRks?si=_kB1OFkB3OuCZ1Gc

Outdoor cat =metal
Indoor cat = plastic

Fact.

>kitty hasnt eaten in a day
>only drinks water
>can't afford the wet because i just had a major medical expense myself
I'm losing her, huh...

Wait what happened to the other cat general?

>>4923588
>B is in asshole teenage phase
Wouldn't 2 years old be past that already?
>B has an underlying condition
This is a scary thought
>B is growing into being autistic
Maybe, what can I do about it though?
>B as a tiny kitten didn't have enough cat socialization
But despite not being with her mom, B was since A her entire kittenhood. Wouldn't that suffice?

>>4923923
IP wipe.

>>4923923
didnt know there was another thread,
I saw there was nothing and i make it

>>4923923
Nothing was going on in it so guessing OP turned out to be a schizo ban evader

>>4923825
>coyote ate poor meow meow
why do sharts think this is news worthy?

>>4923953
If you look through all the obvious console wars threads you can see all the posts that got deleted. Absolutely hilarious and truly embarrassing for the poor schizo.

>>4923976
Seeing some posts in conversations deleted but not others that carry the same role basically proves the console war schizo is constantly changing his IP. He really never has seen a ban page.

>>4923992
Yes, sadly. I love how he thinks everyone cares as much about his meltdowns, but we're all just amused by the spectacle.

>>4923994
what's up with dogfags and coyote obsession? they're a threat to their dysgenic pooches as well

How do you guys decide when to let a cat go?
>cat has stomach cancer, doc unsure how progressed
>throws up on my floor every morning
>every morning
>cerenia does nothing even at higher doses
>CBD oil does nothing
>very low appetite even while being spoiled by gerber baby food
>down from 8lbs to 7.6lbs in a month
>doc says next treatment options would be extremely intense vet treatments which she hates which would give me a little bit of time, not a lot
But she's also... okay? She sleeps on my bed all the time like usual, she's snuggly. She chirps at me, loves on me, wants to snooze away in my lap. I can't emotionally justify ending her one and only precious life when she's not visibly suffering but I know she'll get worse the longer this goes on.

>>4923817
Meower on da woofer

>>4923886
Ended up taking her and getting in debt
Turned out she ate a whole plastic bag
I don't even keep plastic bags around in my house
I love my cat but she's a dum dum

>>4924251
I love when black cats have a little white patch of fur on their chests, or several little white hairs.
My tortie has that

i am sick and my cat is chattering at me every time i cough
why is he doing this

>>4924456
he hates that loud noise

>>4923817
This picture fucking rules.

>>4924269
She is still getting worse and might not make it
Not like this kotbros

good kitty

>>4925078
Egyptians domesticated cheetahs and servals. Our housecats were cheap decor to them.

Bros, we need to go back. Retvrn to egypt.

>mom's incel cat won't allow my friendly cat to befriend him
>keeps walking away from my cat, or chases him away
what a goddamn incel

>>4924979
She'll make it, bro

>>4925122
She died today. FIP got her in the end. I'm heartbroken.

>>4924289
very beautiful :)

>open amazon box
>see this
what do?

Why is she sleeping like this?

>>4925917
GATO SEXO!

>>4925917
wow a ginger girl?

>>4925775
Send it back, I already have a cat & my apt is too small for 2

Gonna give my cat away. One day he just started peeing on laundry and clothes
Took him to the vet, he DID have a UTI, so he got medicine and that cleared up but he's STILL peeing inside on clothes. I changed the litter type, everything
I'm just gonna get rid of him I guess

Away from home for the weekend, miss my boys.

She says hi

Sometimes, I wish that we had cat sports in a similar way to dog sports. Imagine if you could take your beloved cat to an arena, maybe one with little hiding places made of cardboard. They toss a mouse in and start a timer, and see how fast your cat can catch the mouse.

>>4926336
>mouse befriends cat
>total murine victory
https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/guy-finds-his-cat-making-friends-with-the-mouse-he-was-supposed-to-catch
catsisters, our response?

Please help. I have a bad family emergency and I need go to to another state for possibly up to a week. Should I take my two cats with me or can I leave them home with an extra litter box and tons of food? I don't have an option for a cat sitter and any boarding places are closed today (sunday) I have to leave asap.

>>4926343
Probably 5 days maximum

>>4926343
They’ll wreck your house, destroy some things, and you’ll spend days cleaning up shit piss and vomit but itll work i guess?

>>4926351
Ok I can deal with that. It's more they won't be like crazy depressed schizo cats who hate me when I get back?

>>4926359
No that’s bird and husky behavior you’re thinking of

Just returned from the vets after having to put her down, lads.
Rest easy my beautiful girl. You will be sorely missed.

>>4925315
Terribly sorry. How old was she.

>>4926343
4 days alone is the most I can afford giving my cat, I just give her extra food and another litter box

>>4926771
RIP

>>4926343
you should have someone visit your cats every day. they'll go stir crazy after a little while. they don't have the capacity to understand that your absence is temporary.

>>4926801
I got my buddy to stop by and check on them once a day. It's their first time being away from me since they were kittens. I really hate it a lot. I know this guy is not happy, pic rel is our nightly routine lol.

>>4926812
That's pretty much what we do with our cats whenever we go on vacation. The dog stays over with someone but we just get someone to check in on the cats. She's great about it - always stops to make sure they're fed, sends pictures to make sure they're all accounted for, and stops to play with them if they're feeling social enough. I worry about the same thing - mine fusses at me every night to come to bed so he can cuddle, but whenever we get home from vacation he slips back into the routine pretty quick. If anything it's maybe a day of sulking and then he wants to cuddle more to make up for it.

>1 year 2 month cat refuses to play by himself
>only plays with stick toys
>has been getting increasingly picky and will only play with very specific bird/mouse/feather attachment
>now starting to get bored of those, wanders back to toy cupboard during play even though he doesn't pick anything out if I open it back up
>will stop playing after barely ten minutes, then 30 mins later try to lead me back to the toy cupboard
Any suggestions? He has zero interests in balls or any stationary free play mice or other type of toys and will only very ocassionally attack his kicker toys. I've tried loads of lures and these are the only ones he would really go crazy for, but now even that interest is waning and he's not running around and leaping for them like he used to. I've ordered the cat dancer and will get more puzzle feeders (have two right now), but I'm running out of toy options. I ordered some of the ones from the recent Jackson Galaxy video like the touch activated bird but he tapped it a few times the first night and hasn't shown interest in it since. He gets guaranteed play three times a day before meals, has cat trees, and there's no behavioural issues. Just don't want him getting bored and fat.

>>4926874
This is the fate of indoor cats.

>>4926899
Beats dying.

>>4926874
Cats are domesticated so they are no longer solitary predators. First, domesticated cats are more social. You really need two cats. Second, most cats have lower prey drive especially for rodents because originally the wild ones preferred bugs and birds anyways, so with domestication they seem to lean even further towards a preference for flying shit if their prey drive is so low that ground scurrying things barely register.

>>4926913
>You really need two cats
I thought about that for my young cat (1yo) who gets very antsy if I don't play with her on a constant basis. However my apartment is too small and I wouldn't have any place to fit a second litterbox without putting it in my living room or bedroom

>>4926874
Honestly, sometimes low tech works. A plastic straw or those little rings around milk jugs were the favorite toy of a couple of our cats. Granted, we had to stop with the straws because we didn't want them chewing on them and ingesting plastic, but the rings they never really chewed on, but they loved playing floor hockey with them. It was literally the only toy our one cat would go out of his way to play with without provocation.

Aside from that, idk, it's a tough life for a sedentary cat.

Dogperson here about to become a first time foster for an adult cat, any tips? I don't hate cats but they either seem to love me or attack me, seemingly for no reason

>>4927009
Sometimes cats attack you because they love you

Night 2 of leaving the cots home. I'm freaking the heck out.

>>4927045
I promise you as long as someone stops in to check on them they'll be okay. Frankly, their memory isn't all that good. When you get back you might get ONE night of them being moody but as long as you're feeding them and spoiling them they'll forget about it by the next day.

Is getting a cat declawed animal abuse?

Best way to handle cat piss on paper?

>>4927080
throw away the paper

>>4927084
but it was an old drawing of mine :(

>>4927080
>>4927118
lol

>>4927118
It's art now

Would my kot be upset if I became an hero? I was once gone for about 5 weeks, and when I came back, he was absolutely over the moon (seriously it was the happiest he's ever been in his entire life). But I figured if I'm gone, he'd go live with my parents, and he LOVES it at their house, so he'd probably forget all about me as soon as he got there.

>>4927266
Do not do that. Get those ideas out of your fucking head. Go talk to someone right now. You have no idea how much damage you would cause.

>>4927266
I had a kot of my fathers who died of "health complications" not a year after him despite only being seven.

>>4927273
shut up

>>4927273
Unless it effects my cat, I really don't care.
>>4927299
wait so the cat died due to some mysterious illness less than a year after its previous owner? that's spooky.

>>4927363
>mysterious illness
He was depressed, dude.

>>4927365
And I assume that before he died, you tried everything you could to make him happier, correct? Basically, whatever his version of going to my parent's house was.

I adopted picrel when she was about 7 years old. She was someone else's kitten. I love her to death. I would jump in front of a moving vehicle to save her. Does this make me a cuck?

>wake up today to cat diharreea everywhere
>clean up and find cat
>barely breathing, wants to crawl under furniture, drooling thick stuff like jelly
>get her to emergency vet
>'advanced arrythmia', fluid in chest cavity

She's still on oxygen and I'm waiting for more news.
She managed to squeak on through to 2025 but wtf? She was completely fine yesterday, nothing on her yearly checkup etc

>>4927492
Oh she's adorable, I love her rabbit ears and the little bell
She looks very soft too

The princess wasn't pleased that I wasn't paying attention to her

>>4927266
maybe try it out. leave him in your parents' house for a few months and see if he forgets you or ends up missing you.

>Male cat
>A little over a year old
>Intact
>Refuses to interact with people unless we pick him up, which he seems to love actually
>Very calm while we hold him, enjoys chin scratches and such
>Absolutely refuses to lay down next to us on any furniture, will occasionally lay down next to us in bed, but won't let us pet him for more than a few minutes
>Not aggressive or combative
>Has a cat shelf that he loved for about a week before never using again, almost acts like he's afraid of heights
>Sits around by himself and meows for attention but runs away when we try to give him that attention
Is he just retarded or something? Would getting him fixed help at all?

I miss them bros

>>4927543
Oh no... I really hope she pulls through, anon.

>>4927577
She is. Also likes being cradled and even doesn't put up a fuss when I trim her claws. I really lucked out with her.

>>4927585
>Absolutely refuses to lay down next to us on any furniture, will occasionally lay down next to us in bed, but won't let us pet him for more than a few minutes
normal
>Has a cat shelf that he loved for about a week before never using again, almost acts like he's afraid of heights
normal
>Sits around by himself and meows for attention but runs away when we try to give him that attention
normal, it's possible that he wants you to chase him around or something
>Would getting him fixed help at all?
it would make him less friendly probably

>>4927632
They're going to love you so much when you come back anon, I hope your buddy checking in on them has been giving updates

>>4927745
I hope so, thanks. They haven't been away from me even overnight since they were kittens and they're almost a year old now. I've got this girl keeping me distracted since I've been gone. Maybe she knows something is wrong, because she's been glued to me the entire time I've been here.
He's been keeping me updated. Today I saw him carrying an entire little caesar's pizza into my house on lunch so I'm definitely giving him shit for that when I get back.

>>4927772
What? Every time a pit bull is posted there’s some sperg seething about how they make better content

>>4927773
sorry i meant to reply to >>4927771

>>4927772
Sounds like it's going well anon. And kek about your buddy, it's super lucky that you got him to help out with this. I always feel antsy being away too long from my own cats and dog.

>>4927772
Love me some torties. Such sweeties.

>>4927682
>>4927543
They found a huge tumour in her lungs.I had to put her down last night.
Nearly 14 years old.

>>4927723
So I guess my choices are either put up with an antisocial twat of a cat that refuses to let anyone pet it, or get a new cat, preferably one that's older and known to be friendly/social?

>>4927848
shit, i'm sorry dude that's awful.

>>4927848
I'm sorry brother

>>4927848
She’s burning in hell because my content is better

Why must they sharpen their weapons on my home, /kot/? Some are so bold as to not even use their scratching posts we buy them.

>>4927931
Use a shock collar set on vibrate or the lowest setting. When they get shocked act sympathetic and provide them a scratching post. Reward them for using it.

Worked for me. Cats are mesopredators so they are naturally submissive to and accepting of their mistakes. Do not use this on higher predators like dogs and wild cats, it makes them more aggressive.

Why are solid brown cats so rare? The only cat type I know of that are that color are Burmese cats and even then they tend to have darker faces and tails

Ive noticed that orange and white cats are more likely to be ugly and dopey and black and grey stripey cats are more likely to be handsome and noble

Is it like albino black people since cats are africans?

>>4927905
his behavior is likely to change as he gets older
maybe keep holding him in the meantime, since he seems to like that

>>4928002
I mean, he's already over a year old. At what age do cats become more affectionate? Right now it seems like he's nothing more than a drain on resources that offers nothing in return...no affection, no play, nothing. He doesn't sleep by us, doesn't do much of anything with us, really. He's usually off by himself if he's not meowing and running away.

>>4927931
I just got this adhesive cat scratch stuff and glued it on the spots he likes go scratch. Don't give a fuck I'll patch it whenever and my guy is going to get his favorite spot.

Siamese cats are actually the prettiest

>>4927848
I'm very, very sorry. I had to have a 7-year-old cat put to sleep back in 2021, she had a cancerous tumor in her sinus cavity, too large to be operable. It practically sprang up overnight. Not making a contest here, I'm just saying I know what it's like to lose a kitty way before their time. You can never take anyone's health for granted, especially pets it seems.

>>4928151
Based. Every single person that meets her says how pretty she is.

I befriended a black stray recently and I love watching him disappear as it gets dark. It's like he only exists half the day.

>>4928376
I feed a stray. He comes every day to wait for his food and he even enters the house if I take too long but he misses when he sees me. He's growing more familiar in that I can now get within a couple meters of him when he's hungry but he still hisses and looks skittish.

>>4928438
Keep at it anon. It took me half a year to gain his trust.

my cat is too cute for this world and I feel the need to smother and smooch his head whenever I see him and I'm not busy. he even has this effect on my mother and brother whenever I bring him over at their places

>>4928574
it's really hard to abstain

>>4928574
>>4928575
Cute lion anon.

>>4928580
literally. and thanks

>>4927067
definitely yes.

>>4927067
when you declaw a cat, it's the equivalent of someone removing your fingertip bones. it's not only abuse, it's retarded as well. in the process of avoiding a cat that scratches your furniture (it won't if you take the correct measures), you'll likely end up with a cat that will piss and shit next to the litterbox because it can no longer cover its waste properly

>>4928151
my lynxie is the most majestic cat in the world

I made it back and all is well. His brother is running around right now and won't stop.

>>4928903
I figured it'd be fine. I just got back home the other day myself and mine spent the night and most of the morning tucked up under my arm.

Do you guys clean the gunk out of your cat's eyes? Mine doesn't like it and he'll usually swat my hand away, but sometimes he'll stay still while I'm doing it.

>>4929110
yeah they are very comfortable with it surprisingly

>>4929152
Yes.

anon with a cat with no eyes, cats with limited visibility or eye issues get around completely fine!
the worst thing he does is meow for me when his toy is under something where he can't get it!

>>4929203
Aw bless him
How did he lose his eyes?

>>4929203
Yeah, we had a cat who went blind at a young age and still ran and jumped up on tables without much issue, it was legitimately impressive. Maybe it happening young meant he was better able to adapt.

[spoiler]Just a shame it was a symptom of a worse disease and he didn't even make it to a year old.[/spoiler] Anyway, oughta name the little badass Zatoichi, the blind swordsman.

How to you guys deal with having cat assess shoved in your face every single morning?

>>4929398
They love it. The Toxoplasma gondii brain parasites tell them to sniff the cat anus. They obey. The toxo owns their souls.

>>4929398
Chow down

The cat owns you, remember?

>>4927938
Kill yourself

meOOoOOoOOoooOOOooOoOoooOOOOOOOWWWwWwWwWWWwWWWwwwwWWWWwwwwWWwWWW

Assuming my landlord(who owns two kots herself) approves it, I'll be fostering this two year old feral cat. Apparently despite being feral she is very sweet. She's spayed and has got (or will be getting) all her vaccinations.

Any tips for a first time kot fosterer?

>>4929398
i look respectfully at his balls

the brown tabby is the superior cat. the best cat i have ever known was a striped brown girl. every cat account i follow have a striped brown cat as their best cat. i love their black eyeliners. i love how you can see the stripes in a single hair. i miss her so much i hope she's doing well wherever she is

I got a Christmas card from a friend in another state and she was sniffing away at it for a while

>>4929229
came with one, some sort of infection, and had limited visibility, he scratched it by accident and the lense was popping out so I ran and got it removed.
>>4929233
yeah with his already limited visibility he got around completely fine, even RIGHT after the surgery he crawled right up the cat tree

>>4929398
he usually doesn't do that and just cuddles me and tries to munch on my ear lobes while making biscuits in my eye sockets
see pic related
>>4929203

>>4929481
feed a combination of wet and dry food
idk what else to tell ya, my boy just loves me to death.
get a cat tree near a window, so she can bird/human watch.

>>4929481
why is he doing the dreamworks face

A cougar ate my neighbor's outdoor cat a few days ago and it broke my heart. The sweetest, friendliest cat ever, used to come over all the time for treats and cuddling. He only lived a couple houses down so he'd just hop the backyard fences, we always thought he was safe as far as outdoor cats go since he was never near the road and always in a safe yard but I guess it didn't matter since this thing was waiting for him in all the bushes at his owner's massive yard. I miss seeing him in my backyard every day.

>>4929852
He deserved it because my content is better

>>4929852
No where, no time, is ever safe for an outdoor cat. They are nearer the bottom of the food chain than most animals. The friendlier the lower. Even golden retrievers have eaten them. Even wimpy birds with hollow bones eat or critically injure them. I am sure some lived full lives but the average is drawn down by all the others that died much sooner or got a horrible disease.

We keep trying to tell people that they're setting their cats up to die horribly and they go "lol no, you must hate cats, how dare you deny that my cat is the supremest of animal gentlemen, he would kick any dogs ass, coyotes fear cats. cats hunt, lesser animals scavenge. cats own the land, can*ds and b*rds take the scraps! cats are dominant. apex predator of the concrete jungle."
And then their cats die and they get another cat to throw into the battle royale. For probably the fifth time. Cue the "warriors death, he live free he die free" cope!

Even worse are the anti-neuter nutters. Intact cats make 20+ kittens a year and those kittens have an 80% mortality rate.
>Neutering? Why do you hate cats?

>>4929868
>No where, no time, is ever safe for an outdoor cat.

That's basically the conclusion I finally came to, yeah. Literally a 15 minute window between being seen alive by a neighbor and disappearing without a trace on his own property.

I'm not a cat owner and don't know if I ever will be due to allergies + small confined house with no litterbox space so I appreciate outdoor neighborhood cats coming to visit for my own selfish reasons, but it really does suck forming any kind of connection with an animal like that who, like you said, is pretty much guaranteed an unhappy ending.

I'll post it here too but this is my kitty eating a left over veal chop

>>4929852
My cats are not allowed outside. They've never even been. I might take them on harnesses when the weather gets nicer, but that's IT.

Does this picture belong here or in /aqg/?

>bring cat to playdate
>sulks in the corner
she's just like me...

I'm afraid I'm going to crush my cat in the night. I woke up last night and his head was under my leg.

>>>/vg/509348387

https://x.com/Windows/status/1876697847547998245

>>4930376
win11 sucks

>>4930376
>>4930378
I'm in Windows 11

not a bad OS really, probably the best so far

Love

Yeah, I'm thinking that a cat just isn't for my family. We wanted a companion animal but ended up with an obnoxious, solitary retard that
>almost never lets people pet him
>bites randomly when he does allow someone to pet him
>runs away from literally everyone in the house
>hides upstairs by himself and meows loud enough to be heard throughout the whole house
>doesn't play no matter who's trying or how long they try
>doesn't even lay down next to anyone for more than a few seconds
We've had him since he was a kitten, nearly a year and a half, so it's not a matter of him getting used to us. He's just a retarded asshole. Probably gonna take him to a shelter.

>>4930969
And yes,.I already posted in the thread. Just thought I'd give an update with what we're doing.

my cat loves french fries

>>4930969
good, take the cat to the shelter and never adopt one again. you raised him wrong. if you got him when he was fully grown, you would have an excuse for the behavioral issues.

She's a savage child

pretzel mode

>>4931147
The thing is, we never treated him poorly or anything. We feed him regularly, tried played with him (up till he stopped being interested), bought him a scratching post and cat shelf, treated him with care...he just stopped being nice out of the blue about three months ago. He's always been odd, but it has always just been odd stuff like not caring about catnip or very very vocal. Not really sure what we did wrong.

Family's cat likes to get on top of modem and rest in it. Any advice to get her to stop? I've read online they don't like aluminium sheats, nor certains smells like lemon, rosemary and lavender.
I pity her honestly, she was adopted by my irresponsible moron of a brother, and she's without much enrichment inside. I don't hate cat, I just don't want to be responsible for one.

>>4931276
air horn

>>4930870
Love the little blep from the Siamese
Is the cat in front a Balinese?

>>4931276
Get her another comfy, warm, higher up spot to rest on instead. Cats love being up high.

I'm not saying that all cat people = good people. But cat haters are definitely bad people

>>4931316
Sounds reasonable, I'll get a heating bag and see what I can do

this is Ignatius, he is from the streets, been chilling with him for about six months now
Does he have some Maine Coon genetics? Or is this just a winter coat

Why do cats love to sit on thing so much? I can put a piece of paper on the floor or table and may cats prefer it over 'bare' surfaces.

>>4931276
Mount it on the ceiling or wall?

>>4931358
i like how smug he is sitting next to his own portrait

>>4931358
He doesn't look that big. Might have some norweigan forest cat in him though. Similar floof, though mine was an orange boy. Could just be some variety of long-hair, idk.

>>4931395
the portrait was a Christmas present from a close friend! He has already knocked it over once and chipped the frame.
>>4931407
he weights about 13 pounds, and has gotten noticeably bigger since I took him in, though it's a toss up if that's from no longer being malnourished or if he's still growing
the vet estimated he was around a year old when I had him checked out

>>4931358
What's his street name?

>>4931358
good jawline
very handsome cat

>>4931423
its weird. They don't like my table that much if they they see paper or a laptop on it they will go sleep on it. Even if there is a perfectly good sleeping spot next to it.

Explain why anyone would ever want a cat. They're loners who don't interact with people in any meaningful way. All they do is want to be fed and to have their litterbox cleaned. No real companionship or fun or enjoyment. Just a chore. They'd be better off as strays, all of them.

>>4931725
cats do provide companionship and express affection, they just don't demand your attention 24/7

>>4931727
They're known to bite you for no reason, and without warning, simply for petting them. That doesn't sound like a companion... that's asshole behavior and it's not endearing, regardless of what cat owners say.

>>4931727
>they just don't demand your attention 24/7
My 1yo cat sure does. In fact I can only have about 8 minutes of time to myself at a time before she starts meowing constantly for me to play with her

do not reply to bait

>>4931727
Cats see us as a food and heat source at best. They aren’t very smart. They’re like tegus. There might be emotions in there but nothing you’d relate to or admire.

>>4931740
That is caused by profound mental retardation.

>>4931748
>That is caused by profound mental retardation
So...being a cat?

>>4931725
>>4931740
>>4931748
look at this man
he has never been shown affection by a cat
he has never heard the sound of a cat purring, has never been cuddled with, headbutted, or licked by a cat
have pity for this man, for he is so deprived of such joys that he believes they do not occur

>>4931789
I have but I’m not foolish enough to believe they love me

Literally every single cat owner talks about their cat being a jerk on some level, but passes off those behaviors as endearing or cute somehow. Your parasites are showing.

>>4931807
>their cat being a jerk on some level
welcome to having a relationship with another living being

>>4931827
Cat "jerkness" just amounts to them being extremely unintelligent and not actually being cognizant of the fact that they are in a relationship with another living being.

Cats are so stupid its doubtful they even know your legs are part of you and can feel pain.

>>4931853
This guy gets it.
Cats are fucking retarded on a level most people refuse to admit.

>>4931312
They're brothers. The mom was siamese and the mother was allegedly ragdoll.

>>4931373
>>4931542
They like to put their scent on things. If thing doesn't smell like them they need to make it smell like them.

It's foolish to attribute fully human emotions and motivations onto animals but it's just as stupid to assume there's nothing even comparable, even on a basic level. Animals can feel stress, and they can seek out things that reduce that stress. You can assume they find such things comforting. I can say from experience that there have been and currently are a handful of cats in my life who do not primarily receive their food from me, or in one case ANY food. But they regularly seek out my company for one reason or another. Even if it's just because I'm really good at scratching chins, that still means they want to be around me even if it's for a brief interaction. I don't care if they "love" me. They want to be around me, and I like having them around me. I feel content knowing that my cat, who usually spends his time sleeping in some unused back room of the house, comes to sleep on my bed behind me when I come home. Is it "love"? I don't know. But I'm the only human in the house he gives a damn about most of the time. He could get heat from someone else, like the person who's actually home all day. I'm not the one who feeds them. Still he seeks out my company. Still he comes to sit in my bed with me until I fall asleep, at which point he goes to sleep in my chair for a while.

I can't claim to understand his emotions, but I believe he has some form of them.

>>4931795
Common atheist delusion

>>4931210
Is he a single child? I've been starting to wonder lately if the optimal situation isn't to adopt two kittens together at a time to ensure they learn to socialize properly. I gave my sister a little shivering fuzzball that showed up behind our office building and she's grown into a moody diva. Apparently my sister made a cat-shaped pillow with a picture of the cat printed on it and the bratty little gremlin can't stand it. She says the face on the picture is a mad-looking face, because the cat has resting bitch face to begin with, but she says the cat gets mad back at the picture of her own fucking face.

tldr i worry that single cats grow up more retarded than most.

>>4931889
Yes, but we do have a beagle mix that is very very friendly who tries to play with the retard to no avail. I know a dog isn't a cat, but still. Also, seems odd that this would only have become an issue in the last few months when we've had both animals for well over a year

>>4931896
Yeah but I think there might be something special about them growing up with others of their own species. I could be completely off base anyway, though. At the end of the day animals tend to be almost as varied as humans. I'm not claiming they're intelligent or whatever, I'm not trying to project, I just mean each animal is different. Either way I can only go off personal anecdotes. My sister also has a very friendly hound mix who's fairly playful and sweet as can be, but their cat doesn't care much for it either despite growing up in a house that the dog was already living in.

By contrast, we had a couple of kittens years ago we got fairly close to one another, and they would play together all the time, and were very affectionate to us. Our dog at the time was very abrasive and curmudgeonly, but whenever she'd go run up and bark at the one of them he'd just roll over and look at her. That cat loved that fucking dog. [spoiler]He was never quite as cuddly as his brother, and was even less so when his brother died young. But he'd follow that sour old dog around, sleep in the bed with her, curl up on her tail, ran up behind her to see what was going on if she was barking at something, etc.[/spoiler]

But whatever, I hope you figure something out, anon. It may just be a situation where you need to find it a new home, honestly. Maybe it'd be happier with someone else. It's hard to say.

>>4931904
one of these days im going to remember spoiler tags aren't a thing here. one of these days. why does ctrl shift even work here?

Please /kot/ help me. My cats will not take dewormer. I tried mixing it in tuna and cat food, and it didn't work. I only have one dose left. I can't afford more. I need a foolproof method to get them to take this shit. It's in a white powder form.

One of my cats has plaque on some teeth, and inflamed gumbs, but the others are fine
How do I stop him from developing gingivitis

>>4932118
Get a small syringe, fill it with water + dewormer, stick it down their throat and squirt.

Anyone want to see my old ragdolls?

>>4932237
DO IT

>>4932243
Mother on the bottom daughter on top
12 and 10 years old

>>4932432
Very creative giving them the same name...

>>4932432
So is this how King Crimson works?

why kot put toy in water bowl

ginge

>>4932432
based

>>4932706
same, my cat's been really hyper lately and won't stop bugging me because he wants to play

>>4932706
Mine is the opposite I can't play vidya or be at my computer at all without him in my lap. Any point in the day he's here. I love him.

>>4932432
don't talk to me or my daughter ever again

How do I deal with ear mites bros?

>>4932782
Mix bleach and ammonia in a bucket and drink some. After 30 minutes you should start sweating, and that sweat is incredibly toxic but at the same time painless to cats.

>>4932782
dm me a meetup spot. I'll get rid of the cat for you. Come alone.

>>4932838
I'm not a dog owner either. I'm simply tired of my neighbors not controlling their animals. I would be asking the same question if it was a dog too.

>>4932782
I have some xylitol that I use for baking would that be relatively humane? I'm not trying to cause undue suffering, but its legal in my country to dispatch of domestic pests if they're caught on your property.

>>4932848
Yes, all except for the bleach and ammonia one is me, I'm trying to get information.

>>4932844
>>4932846
You know what would be the ultimate revenge??

Keep it as an indoor cat, give a new name and so much love and cuddles and good food that it considers you its owner and completely forgets about those damn neighbors. That'll really show 'em!!

>>4932846
Neuter it. Keep it indoors only. Make it wear a tutu. Send them pictures. Then adopt it to an old lady in another county. Catfags actually LIKE their pets dying "warriors deaths" so this pisses them off much more.
Its even funnier if you give it a close shave.

>>4932846
>would that be relatively humane?
Nope, xylitol gives them liver failure.

>>4932888
just braining it would be more humane. to the owner.

the cat probably doesnt give a shit just use weed or gabapentin as a sedative (0 overdose risk)

>>4932891
its fucking weird but you cant use opioids to euthanize cats either

>>4932782
Double barrel shotgun to the head

>>4932846
Dogniggers conformed subhuman.

Drop it off at the pound.

>>4932918
DogCHAD here, we dont kill cats ourselves. They just die naturally sometimes. Its not desirable due to dogs possibly getting worms from cat meat.

Its funnier to condemn the cats to a life indoors or move them to another county after using a flipper/nfckill to disable the chip.

>>4932846
>>4932782
why does it matter so much to you?
i forgot to mention, kill yourself.

>cat is very quiet all night
>feed her morning and night
>play with her every other day
>go outside for a smoke, maybe 5 or 10 minutes
>enter home
>immediately does a meowing tantrum for the next 2 minutes
>stops
>repeat

she's healthy, she has plenty of attention, gets plenty of loving/pets. not sure what she's trying to tell me. got her about 4 months ago and it's been happening since week 1. vet has no idea what's wrong

>>4933024
Cats are dumb, you cant expect rational behavior like you would with a dog. They literally dont know whats going on, ever.

>>4933028
what do you recommend i do? ignore her tantrums? pet a bit to make her stop?

>>4933029
do a lion roar when they meow and the cat will shut up after realizing you are the alpha of the pride.

>>4933032
I have budgies and cats. Cats are just dumb.

>>4933034
This.

i got my cat another cat bro and they get along but they're still pretty clingy and want to constantly play with me is this normal

>>4933051
>why does a domesticated animal normally prefer humans to its own kind
your fault for not totally neglecting them like a normal cat person desu. put them out and stop feeding them asap.

>>4933032
ah yeah, there is a random cat sometimes but he never interacts with me once i open the door. makes sense.

>>4933099
Capture him, neuter him, and give him a new life indoors. Your cat just found a new friend.

>>4933102
nah i can barely afford one

>sibling cats, 11 years old
>brother keeps hunting his sister, thought it was playing at first but once she started screaming and there was clumps of both their fur after one bout it was obvious it was no playing, at least for her
>both perfectly healthy aside from him having developed a hyperthyroidism over the last few years, which does have aggression as one of the symptoms but the behaviour predates it
>both eat enough, get treats and playtime almost every day until they don't want it, doted on
why...

>>4931853
>>4931859
Remember to ignore invaders from /dog/
Their general is in shambles so they feel the need to spread their own misery wherever possible

>>4933160
No consolwaring. Be better than that.

I love kitty cats

>>4933160
It's one guy...

I'm going to be fostering this cute fella soon, he's still at the vet for work treatment since he was a stray but should be all better by 2 weeks

I love my boy so much :)

>>4933495
Prove it.

>>4933506
https://files.catbox.moe/ptn2gg.mp4

>>4933508
he's cleaning his teeth on your hands how disrespectful

>>4933509
he's very well mannered otherwise I swear

>>4933510
what a mane holy moly

>>4933512
bro is so soft

this is the kot

what do you think of my little bastard (nebelung - he's a brat)

>>4933517
what a wink

>>4933519
thank you he does it occasionally

>>4933333
Holy based

>>4933468
>fostering
does that mean you will have to give him up eventually?

>>4933716
If someone wants to adopt him yes, but I could chose to adopt him as well

>have one cat
>she's timid but nice and loves me
>decide to get her a buddy so they'll be able to play together and she'll be more outgoing
>get second cat
>they become quick friends
>both of their attitudes deteriorate and they both become gremlins, stealing food and breaking things
i love these dinguses but they're driving me crazy

>>4933024
>smoke
kill yourself

>>4933958
>kill yourself
>smoke
He is

>>4927848
>>4928157
I'm so sorry for your loss. We just put down our 13 year old cat today; he suddenly got super sick and lethargic and basically shut down in about a week's time. (Looked to be diabetes and kidney failure.) Reminiscing on his cute antics and seeing you fellow anons who also lost their little cats is helping soothe the sadness some. I might on a little drive later to get some air and maybe have a little cry, but thanks for sharing your stories, I got some comfort from reading them and sharing mine.

>>4923817
>Cat brings live mouse into my workshop just as I'm nailing some boards together
>Starts playing with it
>It runs towards me
>Decide "fuck it"
>Casually catch the little bastard
>Put it on my workbench
>Smack it in the head with a hammer
>It dies instantly
>Throw it back to cat
>Cat looks at it for a second, then looks back up at me like "wtf bro?"

What are cats like this?

is it normal for cats to get generically sick sometimes?
my cat sleeps all day, has a slight temperature and eats and drinks very little, his bloodwork's fine
they told me to keep an eye on him, but he's acting very uncharacteristically and I don't know what to do

>>4934057
You broke his toy

>>4933747
good luck anon and i hope you and him have a good time

Brothers really are the best pillows

>>4923817
Hey cat people - I moved to a town with lots of stray cats. Is there a cat treat I can carry around in my pocket to toss to them now and then? One that won't make me stink.

>>4923817
hi new fag here I've fallen down the rabbit hole of trying to find moots cat, some people say its picrel some say its not. in his reddit ama he mentioned his cat is named "Seymour" I also found the name "Smokey" can anyone post his original cat?

Never touched /an/ before but I figured here would be an okay place to ask, how do I cope with losing my cat? I’ve had her for 15 years now, and just an hour ago I held her as her heart stop beating.

>>4934621
Think about all the good times you had together, she could've been neglected by another owner or even left in the streets to die but she found you, it was meant to be. I'm sure you gave her a happy life for those 15 years, that's very long for a cat. I'm sorry for your loss and I hope you find comfort in knowing she was happy with you and died happy with you, that's what matters in the end.

I took my senior cat to the vet for an unrelated and I thought minor issue and on the exam the vet thought she might have intestinal cancer. Blood tests were done and they want to be x-rays and ultrasounds later. If it is cancer she would have less than year.

I don't know if I can handle it. She is the most sweetest little cat in the world and already went through so much shit in her life. Her first owners threw her out into a midwest deep freeze when they moved, my grandma took her in and then passed away two years later, then my mom took her in where she was close with mom before mom passed away. Through it all she remains the most sweet empathic cat I have ever had or known.

>>4934647
Yeah, the fact that her original owner was going to put her and her twin brother down as kittens definitely helps, but right now when I think of her I just see her face as she was dying. She was two months away from 16 too, I just wanted to believe the day wouldn’t come.

whats the easiest way to give a cat a pill?

>>4934780
hide it in wet food; some are smart and will eat around it. Failing that a pill popper.

My cats have been playing a bit too rough recently and I guess one of them must've scratched his eye. It doesn't look bad to me but do you think I should just wait to see how it heals or go to the vet right away? Eye stuff is scary so I don't know. I hope he isn't in a lot of pain when he blinks.

>>4934841
Tell him to walk it off

>>4934781
yeah he wasn't falling for that for one second.
I had to manhandle him and hold his mouth shut lol. he is hating me now but little fucker had worms.

>>4934862
My cat licked around it but didn’t finish her wet food, and before we knew it the pill had dissolved into the wet food, when she ate it the next day, it worked and her worms were gonna shortly after.

>>4934845
To me it looks like a walk it off wound but you just never know when it comes to animals.

>>4934845
>>4934958
It healed up super fast overnight so I guess maybe I was overreacting. I need to give all my cats a good claw trimming since I've been slacking to prevent accidents like this, though for some reason they've been super hyper lately and get rowdy

>>4923817
Do you guys have recommendations for GPS trackers (or similar) for 3 outdoor cats?
The available cat trackers I've found are always crazy expensive, unreliable, or far too big for a cat.
Is there anything you've tried, that you're at least 90% happy with?

My girl disappeared last week. I feel like a fucking asshole. I'd bought her a new collar a few days before she ran off, and forgot to replace the air tag that she'd been wearing.
The moment she gets home, I'm locking her inside. I don't care that she'd an outdoor cat. She's not allowed to leave until she's got a fucking tracker.

>letting your cats outside
ngmi

Can cats see ghosts/the spirit realm? What are they seeing we don’t?

>>4935275
their own reflection in the windows at night

>>4935060
I recommend keeping your cat inside so i dont have to walk the collar down to the riverbank in the middle of the night yellowstone style

>>4931482
iggy smalls

when transporting cats (or any small animal in a carrier I guess) should you buckle them in with a seatbelt or have the carrier just loose in the seat? Maybe on the floor of the car? I was taking my cat the vet earlier this week and some asshole pulled out in front of me, causing me to brake hard and my cat to fall from the seat to the floor (she wasn't hurt) so I'm wondering what I should do for next time.

>>4935784
I always put a belt around the box just in case.

box belongs on the floor

I got some springs for my bros. I'm loving the ai sloppa on the box.

>>4935894
did you really pay for that shit?
my cat is fine with the rings that come on milk jugs

>>4934249
I'm sure we will.
How long should I keep him away in my room from my other cat? She's 3 months older than him

>>4934862
That's the only method I found that worked too. Had an old cat that took a tiny half pill every day for a while. He got used to it quickly enough.

>>4935979
It was like $7. And yes, the springs are magical. If you haven't I suggest trying them.

>>4935979
Same here. His favorite game is to play hockey with them until they disappear under an appliance forever.

>>4936100
lol yeah there's like 20 under the refrigerator.

is there a way I can make my cat less of a pussy ass bitch, he always hides for hours when a stranger comes into the house

>>4936518
Give it alcohol or peer pressure it into being less of a bitch.

>>4936518
bring out treats/catnip whenever you have company.

The king is in town.

cat

>>4936804
So cats can take selfies now huh

I'm trans and I love cats but dogs drool!!!

>>4937350
>i'm trans
based

>>4936804
Fatty

my boy stepped in his shit for some reason and now there's dried poop on his paw. some parts of his fur also smell like poop now, I assume because he's been bathing with that paw. he also HATES when I try to touch his paws let alone with a wipe to try to clean. what do?

>>4937484
clean his litterbox more often

>>4937484
Such clean animals inshallah

>>4937484
Congratulations! Your cat is Indian!

This is Leo, i picked him up from animal control today. I figure my Princess might want a friend to keep her company since me and the gf work alot. He appears to be Bengal, hes got the spots n stripes.

So far hes been all over the house, meowing his head off, getting a couple drinks from the toilet, and trying to find a hiding place.

Princess is not amused, shes been growling and hissing but they havent duked it out yet.

>>4937507
Sounds like they're on as good a track as one could expect.

>>4937507
Nice name. My dog's name is Leo as well. Give him time to get familiar with his surroundings.

>>4937509
>>4937509
Hes starting to relax a bit now, and Princess is starting to chill some too.

Im wondering if he isnt an ocicat, hes got the look. Ill have to investigate.

our world would be so much nicer if cats weren't evil

I heard a cat crying at my neighbors on Saturday so I pspsps'd and he came running over the fence and rubbed up on me.
I brought him inside because of the cold this week and he's been a very easy guest but I don't know if I want to keep him long term. I had to put down my sick cat in June and I don't think I'm ready for another pet on top of life schedule/commitment.

So what the hell do I do with this thing?
I need to get a cat carrier so I can take him to a vet to check for a chip first off, but I really don't think there will be one since he's not neutered yet. I've been checking PetFBI and nobody has posted for him.
I haven't looked too closely but it seems most of the reputable shelters are only taking pregnant cats and kittens or if they're injured.

>>4938082
Sounds like another cat found you. I found my cat randomly and ended up keeping her. She probably would have died by dog if I hadn't saved her as well.

>>4938082
She bothers the hell out of me fairly often, but I'm happy I have her. She kinda bullies my dog, but I think they secretly like each other.

Hey I recently discovered my female cat's hind legs, both of them at the back of her back-legs, have developed this crusty feeling thing and when I shaved a bit of fur to see I noticed it's actually gotten red and bumpy. I didn't know what it was and looked into it and the internet said anything from Cancerous tumors to just dermatitis or allergic reaction.
I've changed the litter, her food, and now I'm throwing out a new carpet since I don't know when this started. I think it was somewhat recent, but I'm not sure.

I think it may be some sort of skin related thing because she doesn't have it anywhere else on her body. Just the back of her hind legs. It kind of looks like pic related.
What else shoulCd I do? I took a Q-tip and dabbed a bit of chloraxeadine solution on it to dab on the 'wound' a bit.

>>4938266
Vet maybe?

>>4938269
We live a little too far away from the city and can't take her until next week at the earliest. Gotta find a way to deal with it on my own at least before then.

Just dropped my cat off at the vet to get x-rays and ultrasounds to look for cancer. She's 14 and I was told it's more likely than not she does. She's the sweetest thing ever and I hate she has to go through all of this.